Fire suppressor

Abstract

A fire suppressor having a motor and a pump affixed to a tank for the fire suppressant mountable on the back of a user and which can be changed from a spray configuration to a fill configuration for fire site vicinity filling. A fuel tank for the motor mounted on the fire suppressant tank is enclosed to prevent sparks from reaching the fuel.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A pressurized fire suppressor which can be mounted on a user's back for selectively discharging a fire suppressant toward a fire approached by said user, and which has a reservoir which can be refilled with a fire suppressant available relatively nearby such a fire, said fire suppressor comprising: a suppressant tank having a user's back mounting means affixed thereto, said suppressant tank having a fill opening at one end thereof and a first flexible conduit connector at an opposite end thereof;   a motor means coupled to a pump means both mounted on said suppressant tank, said pump means having an inlet and an outlet;   a first flexible conduit means which is connected to said pump means inlet, and which is also rapidly connectable to, and disconnectable from, said first flexible conduit connector and capable of passing a fire suppressant from said suppressant tank to said pump means when connected between each; and   a second flexible conduit means which is connected to said pump means outlet, and which is also rapidly connectable to, and disconnectable from, a suppressant discharge head and capable of passing thereto a fire suppressant from said pump means when so connected.   
     
     
       2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first flexible conduit means is also rapidly connectable to, and disconnectable from, a foreign matter screening means removably mounted upon said suppressant tank so as to permit said pump means to be capable of draining a fire suppressant from a source other than said suppressant tank. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said suppressant tank fill opening can accommodate that end of said second flexible conduit means which is connectable, and disconnectable from, said suppressant discharge head to permit a fire suppressant to pass through said second flexible conduit means into said suppressant tank. 
     
     
       4. A pressurized fire suppressor which can be mounted on a user's back for selectively discharging a fire suppressant toward a fire approached by said user, and which has a reservoir for said fire suppressant, said fire suppressor comprising: a suppressant tank having a user's back mounting means affixed thereto;   a motor coupled to a pump means both mounted on said suppressant tank, said motor operating on a liquid fuel; and   a fuel tank capable of containing said liquid fuel which can be provided within through a fill opening therein which can be covered by a filler cap, said fuel tank being positioned on a wall of said suppressant tank and, so positioned, having remaining portions thereof partially covered by a cover plate and further being capable of having that other part of said remaining portions near said fill opening covered by a movable cap cover which permits access to said filler cap when moved away therefrom but which entirely covers said filler cap when positioned thereover to prevent any sparks from a fire approached by a user from igniting any said liquid fuel provided therein or any vapors therefrom.   
     
     
       5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said fuel tank is positioned on said wall of said suppressant tank in a recess therein.